22 HAYDEN AND HATCH: GOLD-FIELDS OF WAINAD. 



difference in the yield of gold for the whole reef, which latter usually 

 gave results varying from nil to about 4 dwts. per ton, the general 

 average being slightly over 2 dwts. per ton. It was, however, con- 

 sidered possible that exhaustive sampling might reveal the presence 

 of either bands or chutes of the richer or more pyritous material, 

 sufficiently large and continuous to allow of profitable mining, if the 

 ore were carefully hand-picked before being sent to the mill. The 

 results of the past season's investigations, however, give no grounds 

 whatever for such hopes, for not only has the mode of occurrence of 

 the pyritous patches been found to be discontinuous and irregular, but 

 the quantity available is even smaller than was originally supposed. 



In this connection it may be interesting to quote the tabulated 

 results of crushings made in Waindd up to and including the first 

 quarter of the year 1883 : these have been obtained from a pamphlet 

 already quoted, viz., " The Indian Gold-mining Industry," by D. E. W. 

 Leighton, 1 who gives the returns of several Indian companies for the 



Results of crushings made y eafS l88 °> l88l > l882 and part of l88 3 ; the 



by the mining companies, following figures, relating to Wainad com- 

 panies, have been taken from his list :— * 





Quartz treated. 





Yield. 



Prior to 1880. 





Tons. 



oz. 



dwt. grs, 



Southern India Alpha Company 



. 



7795 



9i 



12 23 



Prince of Wales' Tribute . 



• 



3 2 3 



160 



18 12 



1881 











Indian Gold Mines Company 



• 



26S 



7 



15 



1882. 











Indian Phcenix Company 



. 



768 



136 



lo 



Indian Glenrock . • 



. 



400 



20 



4 



Rhodes Reef . 



. 



1,200 



45 







1883 (1st quarter). 











Indian Phcenix Company . 



• 

 • 



100 



20 







Total 



3,597 



482 



11 



1 Op. c it., p. 29. 

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